Sunday, April 6, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 9 SUBMITTED PHOTO Several Native American dancers do an intertribal dance at last year's powwow in Noxen. Powwow returns to Noxen on Mother's Day Crazy Cow’s Second Annual In- tertribal Powwow will be held Mother’s Day weekend, May 10- 11, at the Noxen Fire Company grounds on Stull Road. The event, which honors all mothers, is a gathering for all people sponsored by Tyconac, Inc., a non-profit native organiza- tion, and the Noxen Fire Co. Par- ticipants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair. | Gates open at 10 a.m. with Grand Entryof all dignitaries and ‘dancers in full regalia at noon In- dian Time. Host drum is Spirit of 'the Drum with Thunder Over Mountain as guest drum. Head dancers are Rory Two Deer Pos- ten and Carolyn Yellow Bird Pos- ten while Richard Gray Owl will serve as emcee. Storyteller is Grace Dove. The event will feature Native American dancing, drumming, ‘storytelling, food, crafts, bead- work, jewelry, blankets, fry bread ‘and much more. On Saturday night, a specialcow pie bingo will ‘also be held. | Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and free for kids ages 5 and under, senior citizens age 72 and over and handicapped per- sons. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed and cleaned up after at all times. All drums are welcome. Anyone interested in volunteer- ing is asked to call Murph Spirit Bird at 639-1819 or Crazy Crow at 639-0208 or e-mail Arlene at mjjrjjd@hotmail.com for more information. Directions to the powwow: From the Wilkes-Barre area: take Route 309 (North Cross-Val- ley Expressway) north to Dallas. At Friendly’s, bear right on 309 and go through Beaumont. After Nulton’s Funeral Home, stay on 309 and take the first left. Go to the stop sign and turn left onto Route 29. Go about three miles to the next stop sign (in Noxen) and turn right. Cross the metal bridge and turn left. Fire hall is on right; take the next dirt road to pow- wow parking area. CHURCH BRIEFS Rummage sale set A spring rummage sale will ‘be held from 9 am. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 18, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 19, at Dallas United Methodist Church, 4 Parsonage St. For more information, call the church at 675-0122. Lodge sponsors old-fashioned breakfast Oneida Lodge 371, 1.O.O.F. will sponsor an old-fashioned ‘breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Route 118, Dallas. Tickets, at $6 each, may be reserved by calling 675- 1006. Noxen church serves chicken breast dinner A baked chicken breast dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Noxen United Methodist Church, Route 19. A full dinner, priced at $8, includes baked chicken breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, cabbage salad, rolls and butter, beverages and home- made pie. Election Day fund raiser planned “Soldiers of Christ” youth group of the Center Moreland United Methodist Church will sponsor several activities on Election Day, Tuesday, April 22. All proceeds will go to the youth group’s upcoming mission trip fund. In June several youth will travel to West Virginia for a special mission work project. A bake sale with Welsh Coo- kies will be held from 8 a.m. until all items are sold at the Northmoreland Fire Hall. Elec- tion Day Meals (breakfast, lunch and supper) will be served from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. at the church on Creamery Road. . For more information, call Doug Jones at 333-4608. National Day of Prayer scheduled for May 1 The Center Moreland United Methodist, Creamery Road, will hold a National Day Of Prayer event on Thursday, May 1. This year’s theme is, “Prayer! Amer- ica’s Strength & Shield.” | The prayer event schedule is as follows: 6 a.m., Quiet Prayer time & coffee hour (especially for those on their way to work); 7 to 7:45 a.m., Prayer breakfast; 8 a.m. Prayer service. Reserva- tions are requested for the prayer breakfast and can be made by calling 333-4226. There is no charge for the prayer event but an offering basket will be available for a donation to the National Day of Prayer Task Force. To learn more about the National Day of Prayer and the Task Force you may log on to its web sight at www.nationaldayofprayer.org. CUMC schedules VBS Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, June 16, through Friday, June 20, at the Center Moreland United Methodist Church. The scheduled is Mon- day only, 8:45 a.m. to noon; Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon with a closing program set for 7 p.m. on Friday. There will be classes for stu- dents in kindergarten through sixth grade with junior and senior high student as leaders and helpers. There will be a nursery class for children of teachers and helpers and for other children accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Pre-registration is requested . by calling Meg at 333-1016. For more information, call Susan at 333-4579 or Pastor Drew at 333-4354. Quilting group meets every Thursday Quilting is held from 6 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the Cross Creek Community Church Youth House, 370 Carv- erton Rd., Trucksville. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to call Gladys at 639-5554. Grief Support Group meets once a month A Grief Support Group led by Rev. Peggy Sue Pfeffer of Hos- pice St. John is held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Rt. 118, Dallas at 7 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Anyone experiencing grief at the loss of a loved one is invited and encouraged to attend. There is no charge, but reserva- tions are requested and can be made by calling 675-3859. New grief support group forms The new Grief Relief group that was formed recently will meet at 9 a.m. on the first Sat- urday of every month at the Center Moreland United Metho- dist Church, Creamery Road, Center Moreland. The group is open to the public. For informa- tion, call Pastor Drew Cottle at 333-4354. Meeting date for next month is Saturday, May 3. OBITUARIES CROOP - Mary K., 87, of Or- mond Beach, Fla., formerly of Harveys Lake, died Thursday, March 27, 2008. Born in Clarksville, Mo., she was employed as an adminis- trative assistant by the Depart- ment of Health, Education and Welfare prior to her retire- ment. Surviving are a daughter, El- izabeth (Libby) Karasinski, Lehman; one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; one step-grandson; two brothers and a sister. CROZIER - William J. Jr., 41, of Harveys Lake, died Wednes- day, March 26, 2008. Born in Newark, N.J., he had lived in Pennsylvania for the past 20 years and had worked as a self-employed contractor. Surviving are his father, Wil- liam J. Sr., Bon Aqua, Tenn; brother, Robert, West Milford, N.J,; sisters, Sherrie Quelly, of Landsdale; and Cindy Wurum, of Harrison, N.J.; girlfriend, Bree Cote; several nieces and nephews. FEDERER - Jessie R., 92, of Leesburg, Fla., died Sunday, March 23, 2008. Born in Johnstown, she re- sided in Forty Fort and Dallas before moving to Leesburg with her: husband, Joseph, who died in 1997. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara, of Lees- burg, Fla; Joy Maxfield, of Chesapeake Beach, Md.; Kath- ryn Seal, of Memphis, Tenn.; son, R. William, of North Plain- field, N.J.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. GOERINGER - Raymond C., 79, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Born in Wilkes-Barre on Sep- tember 16, 1928, he resided with his family at Lake Louise Farm in Orange from 1929 until 1972 when he moved to Tunk- hannock. He was a graduate of Wyom- ing Seminary, class of 1947, where he lettered in baseball, football and wrestling. He was co-captain of the wrestling team and ‘won the National Prep School Championship at 175 pounds in 1946. He owned and managed Lake Louise Farm where he bred and showed many Guern- seys at major dairy cattle shows. He made the last im- portation of Guernseys from the Island of Guernsey in 1950. He was past president and director of Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders and direc- tor of the American Guernsey Cattle Club. After the sale of Lake Louise Farm in 1972, he re-established a dairy herd on a farm in Tunk- hannock until it was dispersed in 1985. His farm was the first dairy herd in Wyoming County | to achieve a 20,000 pound milk herd average. He was a member of the Na- tional Rifle Association and, in later years, assisted the Penn- sylvania Fish Commission 2 Days At Pocono Manor WED. & THURS. April 9-10, 16-17, 23-24 April 30-May 1 May 7-8, 21-22, "8.29 June 4-5, 11-12, 25-26 July 9-10 SAT & SUNDAYS. ril 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 ay 10-11, May 31-June 1 June 7-8, 28-29 July 5-6, 12-13 | (570) 839-7110 www.gregwallgolfschool.com with trout stocking programs. Surviving are his wife, Nancy L. Davis Goeringer; daughters, Jeannette Kitlan, Leslie Rhoades and Kathleen Goeringer, all of Tunkhannock; four grandchil- dren; brother Louis F., of Bear Creek; several nieces and neph- ews. Memorial donations to the Tyl- er Memorial Hospital Capital Campaign Fund, 880 SR 6 W. Tunkhannock, PA 18657. HUNTING - Maurice Wayne D.D.S., 76, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Mer- cy Hospital, Scranton, after an ill- ness. Born in Huntingville, Quebec, Canada, he attended the Tunk- hannock United = Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Ashville, N.C. High School and a graduate of Wake Forest Univer- sity, class of 1953. He received his doctor of dental surgery from the University of Pittsburgh. He served with the Navy and the Army during the Korean Con- flict. He opened a dental practice in Meshoppen in 1965 and moved his practice to Tunkhannock in 1974 as Dental Health Care Cen- ter and retired August 7, 2007. Surviving are his three sons, Maurice Wayne Jr., David Scott and Daniel Paul; one daughter, Brenda Jean Hunting, allof Tunk- hannock; one brother, Keith, of North Carolina; seven grandchil- dren and four great-grandchil- dren. by Memorial donations to Mercy Home Health Hospice, 746 Jef- ferson Ave., Scranton or Inter- faith Friends Dental Practice, PO Box 535, Tunkhannock. KUSCHEL- Gertride Mae, 79, of Tunkhannock, died Monday, March 24, 2008 at Tyler Memo- rial Hospital. Born in Laflin on February 23, 1929, she enjoyed working and volunteering with Interfaith Friends in Tunkhannock. Surviving are her son, Harold J. Jr., Tunkhannock; daughter, Joan Reiner, Tunkhannock; two grand- children; several nieces and ne- phews. MAY - Cornelia A. (Connie), 90, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Mercy Center, Dallas. Born August 28, 1917 in Scran- ton, she attended the Scranton schools, including Marywood Seminary, and received a Bache- lor of Arts degree in English from Marywood College in 1938. For several years, she was a member of the Sisters of the Im- maculate Heart of Mary and taught high school English. She resided in New Jersey and, fol- lowing her retirement in 1982, re- turned to the Wyoming Valley and resided in Dallas for the past nine years. She was a resident of Mercy Center since 2005. Surviving are nieces, nephews and her extended family at Mercy Center, Dallas. Memorial donations to the Re- tirement Fund, Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community, P.O. Box 369, Dallas, PA 18612. RAU - Ruth, 81, of Tunkhan- nock, died on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at home. Born in Springville on July 20, 1926, she was employed by the Pittston Cigar Factory in Pittston prior to her retirement. For sever- al years, she was employed as a housekeeper for several families in the Tunkhannock area. She retired from the Procter and Gamble Plant in Mehoopany in 1993 after 20 years of service. She was a member of the Wyoming County Senior Citi- zens, Wyoming County Red Hat Association, the Shadow Brook Ladies Tuesday Night Bowling League and the Morning Glories Bowling League. “Surviving are sons, Edward C., ‘of Burlington, N.J.; Robert E., of Mill City; daughters, Eva Dieffen- bach and Judy Werkheiser, both of Tunkhannock; brother, Sol “Weber, of Hamlin; sisters, Do- rothy Svitzer, of Alexandria, Va.; Jane Whitby, of Maybrook, N.Y.; Christine Weber, of New Egypt, N.J; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations to Hos- pice St. John, 416 Main St., Suite D, Honesdale, Pa. 18431 or to the Susquehanna County Human So- ciety, Grow Ave., Montrose, Pa. 18801. STACK - Anthony J., 87, of Trucksville, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Hospice Care of the VNA, Heritage House, Wilkes- Barre. ‘F.M. YRMING STORY - Gary A., 68, of Center- moreland, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Johnson City, N.Y., he was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1958, and Penn State University with a de- gree in Agriculture Engineering. He was employed by Procter & Gamble, Mehoopany Plant for 27 years and owned and operated Imperial Amusements and Story Concessions for many years. He was a member of the Cen- termoreland United Methodist Church. He was a charter member and life member of Northmoreland Township Volunteer Fire Compa- ny and had served as a Northmo- reland Township Supervisor for many years. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Mary Therese Fahey; two sons, Charles and Steven, both of Centermoreland. Memorial donations to the Northmoreland Township Volun- teer Fire Company 305 School- house Rd., Tunkhannock, PA 18657. WISNOSKY - Anthony D., 80, of Tunkhannock, died Sunday, March 30 at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. Born in Exeter, he was a gradu- ate of Exeter High School and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, aboard the U.S.S. Helena. He worked in the mines in Exe- ter for over 20 years, was a car- penter for Charles Klimas Con- struction Company of Keelers- burg, then he worked for King- ston Metal as a welder and later retired from National Utilities Inc. He was a former Scoutmaster in Centermoreland. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Arlene Ratchford; children, Eileen Eckenrode, Anthony, Mi- chael, Jacqueline Greenley, Kath- leen “Kelly” Ayers, all of Tunk- hannock; brothers, Robert, of Manville, N.J.,, and Jerome, of Lancaster; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial donations to Mercy Health and Hospice, 746 Jeffer- son Ave., Scranton. KIRBY CENTER ARTS sresents / LLU TE EVA FT 4:00 PM & 7:00 PM $18; $22; $32 For Tickets Call: Kirby Center Box Office (570) 826-1100 71 Public Square « Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 ticketmaster.com - kirbycenter.org 2008 Viacom International Inc. All right reserved. Nickelodeon. Nick Jr. Backyardigans, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International, inc,
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